In this week’s edition of the New Yorker, Calvin Trillin invents offbeat scenarios that might occur if Mitt Romney were elected President. It’s all made up, except for this:
How Many Jewish Pitchers Have Hit Grand-Slam Home Runs?
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Saul Rogovin, of the Detroit Tigers, hit a grand-slam home run in 1950, and it wasn’t until 2008 that another Jewish pitcher hit a grand-slam home run.
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The 2008 grand slam mentioned was hit by Jason Marquis in this game.
↵Rogovin and Marquis are the only Jewish pitchers to hit grand-slam home runs in major league history. In case you were looking for a good bar-bet trivia question.
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